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3.01 Ceremonial Matters At the first regular meeting of each month, the first agenda item shall be used to acknowledge special recognition or awards given to the City of Eugene or for the Mayor to read proclamations which serve to encourage and educate the community. Proclamations shall be made and placed on the agenda at the discretion of the Mayor. This item shall be called “Ceremonial Matters.” Requests for recognition under Ceremonial Matters should be submitted in writing to the Mayor. 3.02 Consent Calendar At regular Council meetings, in order to expedite the Council’s business, routine and standard items shall be placed on the Consent Calendar. Any item on the consent calendar may be removed for separate consideration by any member of the Council. Revisions or corrections to meetings minutes shall be considered first, prior to other items removed from the Consent Calendar. The remaining items on the Consent Calendar may then be considered for action by a single vote. The items pulled from the Consent Calendar shall be considered after the approval of the remainder of the Consent Calendar and before the next scheduled item on the agenda. Ordinances, because of charter requirements, are not to be placed on the Consent Calendar. 3.03 Public Hearings Given Priority As a guideline, public hearings shall be placed on the specific meeting agenda before items only requiring action. Further, public hearings expected to draw a small number of speakers shall be placed before public hearings for which a larger number of speakers is expected. 3.04 Items from Mayor and City Council At work sessions held on the second and fourth Mondays of each month, the first item on the agenda shall be “Items from Mayor, Council and City Manager.” The time set for this item will be 20 minutes, subject to change at the time the meeting is called to order. COUNCIL ACTION ON AGENDA ITEMS 4. As a guideline, action on issues for which a public hearing has occurred shall not be taken at the same meeting at which the public hearing is held. In the case of an ordinance, the charter requires that an ordinance shall not be adopted by the Council unless it has been considered by the Council during at least two meetings. With the unanimous consent of the Council, the Council may consider and enact an ordinance at a single meeting if the Council does not amend the ordinance in a manner that modifies its substantive effect, (Charter, Section 28 (3)). POSTPONING AGENDA ITEMS 5. Any councilor may request that an item be postponed to another meeting if he/she is unable to attend the meeting at which the item has been scheduled. As a courtesy, councilors should submit in writing a request to postpone to the Mayor as early as possible. If the Mayor is unavailable the request should be made to the City Manager or the Manager’s designated staff member. A request to postpone may be requested for either a work session item or a vote on an agenda item. The request to postpone shall be honored unless a majority of councilors present, determines that the matter needs to be acted upon at that meeting. Eugene City Council Operating Agreements – February 25, 2008 Page 5 of 19